Argentina new 100-peso note with Evita's portrait confirmed
21 09, 2012 14:19 Category: South America | Commemorative
According to an article on Latino Fox News dated 23 July 2012, the Banco Central de la República Argentina is preparing to issue 20 million commemorative 100-peso (US$22) note bearing the face of Eva "Evita" Perón to mark the 60th anniversary of her death. The new notes are based on the design of a 5-peso note from 1952 that never went into circulation.
UPDATE: According to this Spanish-language article, one million notes were issued 21 September 2012, the 60th anniversary of Evita's death, though there seems to be some technical printing problem to resolve.
Courtesy of Yves Courtemanche, Claudio Marana, and Arg_Collectibles.
